9 ideas
| 12129 | 'Truth' may only apply within a theory [Kuhn] |
| 12177 | Human artefacts may have essences, in their purposes [Popper] |
| 23900 | Chance is compatible with necessity, and the two occur together [Weil] |
| 6809 | Kuhn came to accept that all scientists agree on a particular set of values [Kuhn, by Bird] |
| 12128 | In theory change, words shift their natural reference, so the theories are incommensurable [Kuhn] |
| 12176 | Science does not aim at ultimate explanations [Popper] |
| 23899 | The secret of art is that beauty is a just blend of unity and its opposite [Weil] |
| 12175 | Galilean science aimed at true essences, as the ultimate explanations [Popper] |
| 12179 | Essentialist views of science prevent further questions from being raised [Popper] |